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The Moon on

Sunday, August 22, 1971

Waxing crescent

2% lit, drifting through Leo.

14 days before the Corn Moon.

The Moon's phase is the same everywhere on Earth; this page shows it at noon UTC on that date.

Planets in the sky that night

  • Mercuryhidden in the Sun's glare
  • Venushidden in the Sun's glare
  • Marsup all night, at its brightest
  • Jupiterin the evening sky after sunset
  • Saturnin the morning sky before dawn

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).